nerve cell
noun
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Monitoring the rodents' brains, the team found that a group of appetite and regulating nerve cells called the pro-opiomelanocortin (PMOC) neurons lit up as soon as the mice were given sugar, and enabled their appetite.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The treatment appeared to work by strengthening the connections among the nerve cells involved in controlling and monitoring specific arm muscles.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
And, eventually, Walsh, Lodato and colleagues found a thousand or more single-letter mutations in the genetic code within every nerve cell of people aged 50 or so.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
According to Capitol Technology University, these are the nerve cells that send messages all over the body, driving nearly all human functions.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The treatment appeared to work by strengthening the connections among the nerve cells involved in controlling and monitoring specific arm muscles.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
And, eventually, Walsh, Lodato and colleagues found a thousand or more single-letter mutations in the genetic code within every nerve cell of people aged 50 or so.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
According to Capitol Technology University, these are the nerve cells that send messages all over the body, driving nearly all human functions.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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